"The first thing we did was call the FBI" - Dana White makes huge statement regarding Isaac Dulgarian fight-fixing allegations

Dana White recently addressed the ongoing allegations of fight fixing surrounding the Yadier del Valle vs. Isaac Dulgarian clash at UFC Vegas 110 last weekend. The UFC CEO also revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was heavily involved in the justice-seeking process.

For context, the del Valle vs. Dulgarian fight came under the scanner after suspicious betting line movement hours before it went down. While Dulgarian was a heavy favorite to win the fight, he lost via first-round submission and suffered the first stoppage loss of his career.

White was seemingly informed of unusual activity by the UFC's partnered bet monitoring company and ultimately decided to inform the FBI. In an interview with TMZ, White addressed the ongoing saga and said:

"Probably about 1 o'clock that day, we're with a company called IC360, and they are the best bet monitoring company in the business. They reached out to us, and they told us that there was some unusual action going on with that fight."

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He continued:

"So what we did was, we called the fighter and his lawyer, and said, 'What's going on? There's some weird action going on in your bet, some weird betting action going on with your fight. Are you injured? Do you owe anybody money? Has anybody approached you?' And the kid said, 'No, absolutely not. I'm going to kill this guy.' So, we said, 'OK.' The fight plays out and first-round finish by rear-naked choke. Literally, the first thing we did was call the FBI. So, we called the FBI, I've met with the FBI twice today, so that's the whole thing." [H/T: MMA Junkie]

Dana White issues ice-cold warning to fighters thinking about throwing fights

In the same interview, Dana White also issued a stern warning to any UFC fighter thinking about throwing a fight or getting involved in match-fixing for money. The UFC CEO claimed that the FBI will be monitoring the situation, and anyone involved in such scandals could go to prison.

In the same interview with TMZ, White vowed that the UFC will prove to be cheaters' "worst enemy":

"If you try to do this, I've been very vocal and very open about this: we will be your worst enemy. We will immediately go after you, guns ablazing, with the FBI and whoever else we need to get. We will do everything we can to make sure you go to prison." [H/T: MMA Junkie]